The international crude oil price of Indian basket declined 0.73% to USD 45.93 a barrel (bbl) on Nov. 3, 2015 as against USD 46.27 a bbl on Nov. 2, 2015.

In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket decreased to Rs 3,006.22 a bbl on Nov. 3, 2015 as compared to Rs 3,029.82 a bbl on Nov. 2, 2015.

Rupee closed stronger at Rs 65.45 per USD on Nov. 3, 2015 as against Rs 65.48 per USD on Nov. 2, 2015.

Indian equities continued to gain for the second day on Wednesday. At 10.57 a.m, the Sensex was trading up 96.32 points or 0.36% at 26,686.91. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 20.9 points or 0.26% at 8,081.60.